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"Shocking Truth of Taj Mahal exposed"

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Why was this book banned? Where is the freedom of speech? 1/n
#TajMahal #Tejomahalaya

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Prof. P. N. Oak, who believes the whole world has been duped. In his book ‘Taj Mahal: The True Story’, Oak says the Taj Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz’s tomb but an ancient Hindu temple palace of Lord Shiva, known as Tejo Mahalaya. 2/n

In the course of his research Oak discovered that the Shiva temple palace was usurped by Shah Jahan from then Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh. 3/n

In his own court chronicle, Badshahnama, Shah Jahan admits that an exceptionally beautiful grand mansion in Agra was taken from Jai Singh. The ex-Maharaja of Jaipur still retains in his secret collection two orders from Shah Jahan for surrendering the Taj building. 4/n

Oak’s inquiries began with the name of Taj Mahal. He says the term ” Mahal ” has never been used for a building in any Muslim countries from Afghanisthan to Algeria. 5/n

Taj Mahal derives from Mumtaz Mahal was illogical in atleast two respects. First, her name was never Mumtaz Mahal but Mumtaz-ul-Zamani, he writes. Second, one cannot omit the first three letters ‘Mum’ from a woman’s name to derive the remainder as the name for the building. 6/n

Taj Mahal, he claims, is a corrupt version of Tejo Mahalaya, the love story of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan is a fairy tale created by court sycophants, blundering historians and sloppy archaeologists. Not a single royal chronicle of Shah Jahan’s time corroborates the love story. 7/n

Furthermore, Oak cites several documents suggesting the Taj Mahal predates Shah Jahan’s era, and was a temple dedicated to Shiva, worshipped by Rajputs of Agra city. 8/n

Prof. Marvin Miller of New York took a few samples from the riverside doorway of the Taj. Carbon dating tests revealed that the door was 300 years older than Shah Jahan. 9/n

Prof. Oak points out a number of design and architectural inconsistencies that support the belief of the Taj Mahal being a typical Hindu temple rather than a mausoleum. 10/n

Many rooms in the Taj Mahal have remained sealed since Shah Jahan’s time and are still inaccessible to the public. Oak asserts they contain a headless statue of Lord Shiva and other objects commonly used for worship rituals in Hindu temples.